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About American Corner - Sulaimaniyah

American Corners is a program of USA working on Education and Caltural exchange, located at University of Sulaymaniah, new campus-central library. The American Corner's Program is a United States Department of State-sponsored initiative inaugurated worldwide more than 17 years ago. Since 2004, the U.S. has launched almost 700 American Corners in approximately 70 countries. The American Corners are friendly, accessible spaces, open to public, that provide current and reliable information about the United States through bilingual book and magazine collections, play-ways, film and documentaries, poster exhibitions, and guides for research on the United States. At the same time, the corners organize events, presentations, workshops, and dialogues with U.S. experts in areas that include educational advising, English language, health, sciences, technology, environment, economics, democracy, and civil society. It is also a meeting place for US alumni, host to conversation and study groups, and great place to hang out while away an hour or two!

Membership is free and open to the general public.

There are seven American Corners in Iraq – in Baghdad, Erbil, Basrah, Sulaymaniyah, Najaf,

Maysan, and Dohuk. The corners are staffed by bilingual Iraqi library personnel who will be

available during regular library hours.

American Corner has been shifted from general library to UoS - Central library since, 1/02/2015.